The swindler turned out to be a 20-year-old native of the Zaporizhzhia region, who, together with an accomplice, attracted customers through advertisements on the website, offering currency exchange at a favorable rate
He defrauded citizens of 70,000 US dollars. In Kyiv, a currency swindler who attracted customers through advertisements on the website was sentenced to 5 years in prison.
This was reported by the press service of the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office.
"With the support of a public indictment, the prosecutors of the Holosiiv District Prosecutor's Office of Kyiv announced a guilty verdict against a man who, under the guise of currency exchange, took possession of citizens' funds (Part 4 of Article 190 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine)," the message reads.
As noted by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, a 20-year-old native of the Zaporizhia region together with an accomplice posted an ad on the website, offering currency exchange at a favorable rate.
In addition, offline, they organized fake currency exchange points in the Holosiivskyi and Shevchenkivskyi districts of the capital, where they invited potential customers. It is worth noting that only those who turned to swindlers for the exchange of a significant amount of money became them.
According to the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, during the trial it was proved that the currency fraudster was involved in two such episodes this year, as a result of which he caused losses to other persons in the amount of more than 70 thousand US dollars.
"According to the results of the trial, the Shevchenko District Court of Kyiv supported the position of the prosecutor and sentenced the perpetrator to 5 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property," the press service noted.
